Kitchen & Bath: Careful Estimating for K&B

A lot of what goes on in
kitchens and baths lends itself
well to unit-pricing. Countertops
and flooring, for example, can be
readily measured and quoted in
cost per square feet. Then
appliances, fixtures, and factorybuilt
cabinets can be added on
piece by piece.
When estimating these costs,
the only challenge is to measure
and count carefully. Make sure of
your specifications. Don't start
estimating until you have a
workable set of drawings, whether
they are coming from you or
someone else. And make sure your
prices are current.
Most of us, however, rarely lose
money on a job because we
counted materials wrong or
underestimated the labor for a
routine task. When things go
wrong, it usually stems from
something forgotten or something
unknown.